RULES:

1) Entries may only be sent via email to xmas@airscene.co.uk no later than midnight on 20th December 2014.

2) Each entry must be accompanied by the entrants name and address OR mailing list number plus details of where and when taken.

3) Each entrant (or household) may submit a single entry only

4) The Brief:

Locations: Local airfield / airports (military bases/aircraft not accepted)

Subject Matter: Anything!

To clarify - we are looking for something which makes us think / tells a story.... It can be an aircraft, but it might be better if the ground crew are working on it / refuelling it. It could be a badger trotting across a runway, or a flock of birds. It could be friends greeting their loved ones on return from abroad - anything!

Entrants may submit ONE entry only and there will be no shortlisting. Entries will be posted on Airscene on Saturday 19th December and they will be looked at by the judging panel (detailed in Rule 9) on Sunday 20th. The winner will be announced on Christmas Day.

Adjustments of levels, turning into Black & White and cropping will be acceptable. HDR will not. Cloning (in or out) and replacement of backgrounds will not.

Entries will only be accepted which are taken between 3rd November 2015 and Friday 18th December 2015, as such EXIF data MUST be intact, so please do not use Save For Web if working in photoshop or similar programs.

***This competition is open to anyone (amateurs and professionals alike) and regardless of location. however:

5) No entry should be submitted which:

5a) has been submitted in any other photography competition past or present

5b) is available for SALE at any time prior to the final closing date and in any physical form e.g. print, canvas, mousepad, t-shirt, mug.....

5c) Is available for licence on a professional websites such as Getty (or simillar news / media website)

*note images available for licence on public photo sharing websites such as flickr or 500px are OK.

5d) was taken as part of a commissioned shoot

5e) has been published in a magazine, book, calendar or similar.

5f) was taken earlier than 3rd November 2015

6) Any entries found to breach rule 6) OR found not to be the work of the entrant (stolen or otherwise) will be disregarded and the entrant banned from further participation. Airscene will not tolerate cheating and will treat all information provided in relation to such breaches very seriously. In cases of copyright theft Airscene will pass the entrants details upon request to the other parties legal representative.

You agree to fully indemnify Airscene in respect of all royalties, fees and any other monies owing to any person by reason of Your breaching any of the competition rules.

7) Prize winners contact details will only be passed on to competition sponsors for the purpose of delivering prizes. Airscene DOES NOT share your contact details with 3rd parties in accordance with the Data Protection Act. Your details will however be added to the Airscene mailing list in order to provide competition updates and news.

8) This competition is open to entrants from the UK only.

9) The judging panel will consist of Airscene (Ian), Air-Frames Imaging (Dave) and Su Bradley Photography (Su).

10) NO rights to reproduction by either Airscene or sponsors/judges are sought, except for the purposes of advertising Airscene Christmas Competitions. This right will not be exclusive and copyright shall remain with the entrant.

11) Family members and relatives of either sponsors or judges are not permitted to enter. Airscene Reviewers are not permitted to enter this competition.

Prize

Pair of tickets for RAF Cosford Airshow 2015 courtesy of RAF Cosford Airshow (valued at £44)(UK)(R)

and

Family ticket (2 adults and up to 3 children) for Dunsfold "Wings & Wheels 2016" (valued at £45)(R) (UK)